One of the most famous themes of this show is the establishment of paternity. As a rule, women declare men to be the fathers of their children, and men deny their own involvement in their appearance. In the video, we can see the reaction of men who made sure that they are not fathers.

Sex factor

The Sex Factor show kicked off in the United States on May 19, fighting for the opportunity to become a porn star. 8 guys and 8 girls have never starred in adult films before, and all the necessary skills will be trained right on the set.

Man versus beast

This show has been repeatedly criticized by both animal rights activists and humanists. In it, people try to resist animals in various competitions and almost always lose.

Who is your daddy?

Another show tied to the topic of fatherhood. The participant in the show does not know which of the six men is her biological father. If she guesses correctly, she will receive $ 100 thousand, if not, the money will go to the one she chose.

Blevani!

Participants in the show compete by eating huge amounts of food and participating in a variety of sports. The winner is the last one to vomit.

Naked dating

Quite a common reality show about finding a mate with a small distinctive feature: all the participants in the program are naked. Probably, in this form, building your love is much easier.

TV shows have long and firmly entered our lives. The undisputed leaders in the "stamping" of entertainment programs are the United Kingdom and the United States. It is the talk show versions of these countries that are diligently trying. This is understandable, because it is much safer to purchase a license from a proven TV show than to come up with a new project. But which talk shows have broken all popularity records?

1 "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" (1993)

This is an American talk show that aired for over 10 years, from 1993 to 2009. The program was accompanied by a live orchestra. Project format: first, a comic scene is played out, conversations with star guests, and for a "snack" - a game or musical number. However, at first, the talk show did not gain much success, as O'Brien had a rather specific sense of humor, to which the audience took a long time to get used to. But the presenter decided not to despair, and made the right decision: as a result, the audience began to grow very quickly.

2 The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2003)

This show is also a native of America, airs on NBC. The first season won 4 Emmy Awards. Lead comedian Ellen Dejeres conducts dialogues with guests on topics ranging from new music to the latest political news. In 2007, Barack Obama himself attended the program, he even performed several dance moves on the air. By the way, dancing is the hallmark of the show. Ellen never misses an opportunity to dance with guests and spectators.

3 "The Show with Craig Ferguson" (2005)

This American show is hosted by a renowned Scottish writer, actor, producer, director and comedian. Craig Ferguson. The great success of the program was brought by the presenter's charisma, who has a talent to entertain the audience tirelessly.

4 Regis and Kelly (1988)

This program was broadcast all on the same NBC channel. In 2011, she even attended the talk show herself, who denied rumors that her husband was dyeing graying hair.

The talk show is shown on the BET channel. The principle of the show: showing music videos of popular R&B and hip-hop performers in a so-called countdown mode, depending on the audience's vote. The program also includes small interviews with singers in a joking manner.

6 "Show with David Letterman" (1993)

The late-night talk show, televised on CBS, is hosted by renowned journalist Letterman. In 2002, the program was ranked 7th in the Top 50 Greatest Shows by TV Cuide. Recently, David announced that he will stay as a host only until 2016, then he will be replaced by satirist and actor Stephen Colbert.

7 "Tonight" with Johnny Carson "(1962-92)

It is Carson who is considered the founder of the genre of entertaining evening shows. The program numbers are sketches, variety shows and conversations with the stars. Many celebrities of that time visited the journalist. In 1992, he was replaced by comedian Jay Lenno.

8 "Guest in the Actors Studio" (1994)

The talk shows were broadcast in 125 countries around the world. The broadcast, in fact, was seminars for students who dream of becoming actors. A director or actor was invited to the studio, who answered the questions of the presenter and guests.

9 "QI" (2003)

An intellectual and comedy British game. The principle of talk shows is to answer as many questions as possible and earn points. The trick of the game - points are counted not only for the correct, but for the funniest and most original answers.

This program has had a major impact on American pop culture. The project is considered the longest running talk show in the United States (25 years). The program has 25 seasons and 4561 episodes.
In our country, talk shows have not yet reached such a great development. Will a domestic talk show ever get into such a rating? Well, not "Dom-2", in fact ... So so far there are not enough hopes!

Even 25 years ago, we did not have so many cinemas and entertainment centers for every taste and budget, so most people preferred to spend their leisure time in front of the TV, which offered us a lot of entertainment programs. Television quizzes, competitions and contests were very popular. In them it was possible not only to test your erudition, but also to cheer for the participant you liked. Some of the programs were so fond of the audience that they are still broadcast. We invite you to remember with us the most favorite TV shows of the past!

"Through the mouth of a baby"

This funny game show featured married couples. They split into teams and tried to solve as many riddles as possible in a limited time. The whole relish was in the fact that children made riddles for them, who made the program cute and fascinating. By the way, my favorite member was the little one Mark Amadeo... Show " Through the mouth of a baby»Was broadcast from 1992 on year 2000, the transfer was once tried to reanimate in 2013th, led her (43), but she did not have the former success.

"King of the Hill"

In the show " King of the hill"There was an obstacle course every child of the 90s dreamed of. The participants were given nicknames, they did not use their real names, so the words "Gnome overcomes the wall" did not cause bewilderment among anyone. Children had to overcome numerous trials in a short time and, as a result, received valuable prizes. The host of the program was incendiary Alexey Veselkin(54). The show was closed in 2003 year in connection with leaving Veselkina with Channel One.

"Fort Boyard"

On Russian television, the game " Fort Boyard"Migrated from France v 1992 year... The transfer was not only exciting, but also very beautiful, because all the tests took place in the fort of the early 19th century in the middle of Bay of Biscay... Spectators with bated breath watched the tests that befell the participants. Sometimes they had to simply break themselves in order to ride on a cable upside down over the ocean or stick their hand into a chest infested with scorpions. And all this just for the sake of victory and gold, which the winning team took right from under the noses of the lions!

"Finest hour"

This fun program was one of my favorites. It existed on television for 10 years and took place in the format of an intellectual game. Her presenter was beautiful Sergey Suponev, who, like no one else, could find a common language with children. I'm sure many of us in the finale frantically tried to compose as many words as possible from one long one. Unfortunately, after the tragic death Sergei the program has closed. The producers have never been able to find a worthy replacement for him.

"Welcome to the jungle"

This show had everything that the kids loved so much. To cheerful music among bright decorations, children enthusiastically ran, jumped and climbed, and our beloved commanded all this Sergey Suponev... The program was reminiscent of "Merry Starts" with the participation of two teams of schoolchildren. Nobody left empty-handed, because there were enough gifts for everyone! The children of the 90s followed the program for nine years, until it suffered the same sad fate as “ Finest hour».

"Love at first sight"

In this show, there were three guys sitting on the revolving catwalks, and three girls in front of them. All of them answered tricky questions, thanks to which a general impression of the person was created. The questions were followed by a vote: each guy chose the girl he liked, and vice versa. If the matched couple answered six questions correctly, they won the romantic trip. The show existed for eight years and was so popular that other channels tried to revive it several times, but no one could repeat the success of the original.

"Field of Dreams"

Few people know that the legendary show " Field of Dreams»Came to us from Of America... Thanks to the charm of its permanent presenter Leonid Yakubovich(70) it gained much more popularity than the overseas original. Truth, Leonid Arkadievich was not at the origin of the program. Older people remember that before 1991 year leading " Fields of miracles" was Vladislav Listyev... A rare show can boast such popular love. Participants solve words, win prizes and communicate with Yakubovich for 25 years!

"One hundred to one"

Show " One hundred to one"Is analogous to the American game Family feud... The first series of the Russian version was released in the distant 1995 year, and to this day its leader remains unchanged Alexander Gurevich(51). The goal of the participants in the game is to guess the most common answers of people to the proposed questions.

"Guess the melody"

This program first appeared on screens in 1995 year with unchanged Valdis Pelsh(48) at the helm. Valdis tested the musical literacy of the participants, and each guessed melody made the lucky person's wallet full. Of the three players, only one was destined to participate in the super game and guess seven tunes in 30 seconds. The show was especially proud of the live orchestra that played in the studio. The program was repeatedly closed, but the Russian audience is so passionate about music that attempts are still being made to revive it.

“Dog show. Me and my dog ​​"

All dog lovers gathered in front of the TV when the screensaver appeared on the screen " Dog show. Me and my dog". And even the annoying advertising of dog food did not irritate the audience, because in the program four-legged friends showed wonders of ingenuity. For the first time the show was released on screens in 1995 year... Participants were not only pets, but also their owners, who had to correctly answer the questions of the presenter. The main motto of the show: "If a dog cannot do something, the owner can do it for him!" Indeed, if the beloved four-legged did something wrong or was just capricious, then the owners went out onto the obstacle course. The program ceased to exist in 2005 year due to the change in the concept of broadcasting Channel One.

"My own director"

« Your own director"Was analogous to the American show" Funniest video". For the first time, the Russian version was released in 1992 year and immediately won a huge audience of loyal viewers. The program broadcast amateur footage with funny voice acting. The heroes of these videos gathered in the studio of the show and took part in the drawing of prizes for the funniest video. You will be surprised, but " Your own director"They are still filming and even broadcast on the channel" Russia 1", And the leader remains the same Alexey Lysenkov (51).

Seven players took part in this quiz, who had to answer the questions of the moderator. The game was played in three rounds, and the winner was awarded valuable prizes. The players climbed higher and higher, and with each correct answer they approached the final. There was also a scary mummy that threw out prizes if the participant answered incorrectly. Each game had its own theme, so that children at the screen could improve their knowledge of geography, music, zoology and many other subjects in a playful way. At the beginning, the program was led by Evgeny Dvorzhetsky, after his death, the post of the host took Yuri Vasiliev(61). Under the leadership of Vasilyeva the program lasted until 2002 year... Unfortunately, this exciting game is destined to remain only in our memory; not a single episode of the TV show has been preserved in the channel's archives.

On Tuesday June 14th, a snippet from the American show American Ninja Warrior, in which a man in a tyrannosaur costume tried to overcome an obstacle course, became a hit on Facebook. More than 10 million people watched the video per day. The jumping and soaring dinosaur was considered by users to be a sight worthy of attention. "Lenta.ru" remembered what other non-trivial ways American TV channels are trying to entertain their viewers.

Pathological storage

Literally the name of the show Hoarding: Buried Alive is translated into Russian as "Hoarding: Buried Alive", but in adaptation it was turned into "Captive of unnecessary things: Buried alive". It premiered on TLC in 2010. A similar program called Hoarders ("Accumulators") is filmed by the American TV channel A&E; since 2009, eight seasons of the program have been released.

The Buried Alive program is dedicated to people suffering from pathological hoarding (or Plyushkin's syndrome). They collect all rubbish and rubbish in their houses and apartments, gradually turning rooms into a real trash heap.

Each episode of the program is a separate story about the fate of the "drive". The hosts of the show study the life story of the hero and communicate with his loved ones in order to understand how best to help him. Then doctors work with him to help get rid of the pathology. At the end of the episodes, the heroes of the show, as a rule, overcome the pernicious passion for "plushkinism".

The show is notable primarily for the houses and apartments of its heroes. Piles of garbage, among the randomly scattered things cockroaches roam freely, on which the "accumulators" do not pay any attention. Moreover, they calmly use pans and towels, where hordes of insects have recently sat. One of the heroines with a sinister smile admitted that the kitchen, which looks more like an industrial dump, is her favorite place in the house.

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The world premiere of Our Little Family took place in February 2015, and the show has already gone through two seasons.

Our Little Family tells about the everyday problems faced by the average dwarf. The heroes of the project are the spouses of Hammila. Dan and Michelle are raising their son Jack and twin daughters Cece and Kate. Their children and they themselves suffer from achondroplasia, a hereditary disease in which short stature occurs due to underdevelopment of long bones.

On the show, the Hammils show how hard it is for them to do something that normal people don't even think about. Buying clothes, choosing furniture or driving a car turns out to be a real problem for them. "Small family" demonstrates how ill-adapted the world is for short people.

However, the family is not discouraged and looks extremely optimistic, because love, mutual understanding and mutual support help to overcome any difficulties.

Just such a strong love

The first episode of Strange Love aired in March 2015. The heroes of the program are people with an appearance that does not correspond to generally accepted standards of beauty. But this is not an obstacle to personal happiness.

In some episodes, the stories of unusual couples are explored, in others the heroes hope to find their love directly during the filming.

For example, the heroine of one of the episodes was a woman with legs only 40 centimeters long. In another episode, a woman was looking for her soul mate a head taller than most men.

In addition, the show featured a bearded woman, an albino Negro, a man named Santa Claus and a woman with 14 breast sizes.

Big wedding

In the Curvy Brides show, girls with impressive dimensions are helped to choose a wedding dress. The hosts of the show, sisters Yukia Harris-Walker and Yuneisia Harris, are confident that a woman can look good in any size of clothes.

Sisters choose dresses for brides in their Curvaceous Couture salon. They proudly declare that their store sells clothes that are designed with a multitude of curvaceous features in mind. And they vehemently reject the theory of one XXL size for all curvy women.

Yukiya and Yunisha follow the latest in wedding fashion and take into account all world trends when choosing dresses for their store.

The idea to open a salon came to the sisters after their own sad experience. Preparing for the wedding, Yukiya faced the fact that a large woman simply had nowhere to find an elegant festive outfit. The sisters have been struggling with this injustice for several seasons and during this time they were finally convinced that their store would flourish. After all, every year there are more and more fat people.

Ninja warrior

American Ninja Warrior is an adaptation of the Japanese sports TV show Sasuke, which premiered back in 1997. Sasuke's heroes need to overcome an absurdly difficult obstacle course and reach the final. Japanese entertainment unexpectedly found fans all over the world - the program was broadcast in more than 150 countries and spawned many remakes, one of which was "American Ninja Warrior".

The American version of the show premiered in 2009. Each episode lasts approximately 30 minutes, and the participants of the program can choose any outfit for themselves and jump on spinning trampolines and water cannons in shiny tights or dinosaur costumes.

At the end of the show, the heroes will receive cash prizes depending on how many tests they managed to complete. If the participant passes all the tests within the specified time, he will receive a million dollars and the title of "American Ninja Warrior". True, in the entire long history of the program, only two lucky ones managed to do this.

Here comes Hani Boo-boo

The reality show Here comes Honey Boo-Boo is no longer aired after its heroine began dating a man convicted of pedophilia. However, without this program, the list of strange American shows would not be complete.

This show aired on TLC from 2012 to 2014. The main characters, the Thompson family, were significantly different from the rich and successful people that viewers are used to seeing on screen.

Juna, the mother of Alana (real name Hani Boo-Boo), revealed that she gave birth to her first daughter at the age of 15. In total, she has four children from different fathers. At the end of the first season, Juna, then 32 years old, became a grandmother: her 17-year-old daughter gave birth to a child. Juna often said that she was not worried about any world problems, fed her children with fast food, gave Alana a mixture of soda and energy.

Because of this TV show, TLC was constantly criticized, but it was the absolutely wild and trashy lifestyle of the Thompson family that made the show popular. Close Here comes Honey Boo-Boo, constantly accused of indulging the base interests of the public and exploiting a child, only succeeded after a loud scandal with pedophilia.

God about God

In April 2016, National Geographic launched the "Stories of God" show. The host is the famous Hollywood actor Morgan Freeman. The one who played the role of God in the movies in the comedies "Bruce Almighty" and "Evan Almighty".

In the show, the actor travels the world and introduces viewers to religious shrines, for example, the Western Wall in Jerusalem or Mayan temples. In total, during the filming of the program, he visited about 20 cities.

In each issue, Freeman explores the characteristics of a particular religious belief and finds out exactly how different mythologies explain certain phenomena. For example, the second episode of the show focuses on doomsday prophecies that exist in most cultures and religions.

The actor does not leave this topic for several episodes. He talks with people who have experienced clinical death, learns from the Hindus why they are not afraid of death, shows how the indigenous people of Mexico relate to this.

At the moment, six episodes of the program have been released, and in each Freeman is trying to find answers to eternal questions.

All kinds of TV shows are very popular today. And which of them are the most famous?

Most Popular Shows

Top 10 most watched TV shows in the world:

Initially, it was a simple program, but its success was a feat of the authors to create an entire show, which became very popular. The first filming took place in Earl Court (London area), then they were carried out not only in the UK, but also abroad.

According to the scenario of the show, a racing platform with all kinds of obstacles is being built on a closed or open area. A stage for spectators is located behind the track. Each episode lasts about 80 minutes, and during this time viewers have the opportunity to appreciate the complex and sometimes unimaginable stunts performed on cars.

- American popular science show. The presenters destroy all kinds of myths. Each episode, which lasts an average of one hour, examines and analyzes two or more famous legends.

These can be rumors taken from the Internet, various bikes and urban legends. At times, exposure requires complex preparation and incredibly difficult tests. Viewers get the opportunity to find out what they have been interested in for a long time. By the way, the hosts of the show have been working in the field of special effects for a long time, so they have engineering and technical knowledge that helps to destroy myths not only believably, but also effectively.

Is a popular talent show. It was first released in the UK in 2004 and almost immediately became a real revolution on television. The main goal of the creators is to find talent. Several seasons came out, and the sixth brought together about 20 million Britons on TV screens.

Participants were chosen from 200 thousand applicants, in total, more than 10 million votes were cast by the audience. The judges of the show are sometimes strict and even unfair and rude, but this only increases the ratings of the show. And among the guests managed to "light up" such as Kylie Minogue, Britney Spears, Beyonce and some others. There were analogs of the show in other countries, for example, in Ukraine and Kazakhstan.

The author and host of the program, Oprah Winfrey, has long gone to her success. In 1986, the first issue of the show was released (there is evidence that it came out earlier, in 1984, but then the program had a different name and a slightly different format), which almost immediately attracted and interested the audience. As a result, 25 seasons came out, and the program lasted for 25 years.

The show was listed on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time, and it was not canceled due to low popularity. Winfrey decided to leave nicely and start her own channel. But The Oprah Winfrey Show had a tremendous impact not only on US pop culture, but also on the worldview of most Americans. Many of the most popular people managed to visit Oprah.

It has been on American television for over twenty years. The host and author of the show, David Letterman, is a popular American comedian. The first release was released in 1992, and since then the show has literally never left the screens. Letterman invites a wide variety of popular and famous people: politicians, singers, actors, musicians.

The show has already been attended by Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, Courtney Love, Russell Crowe, Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Christina Aguillera, Jessica Simpson and many others. In fact, the program is an interview or even a conversation, during which David asks the guest questions, which are sometimes very tricky and compromising. At the same time, fans can take an autograph from the idol.

By the way, in 2002 the show was ranked 7th in the "50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time" by TV Guide.

This project is also known almost all over the world, as it is considered the longest reality show. The slogan of the show sounds like this: "Build your love!". And the participants are really engaged in building relationships under the supervision of hundreds of cameras around the clock.

Initially, they promised to give the strongest couple a house, but today there are already several buildings on the site. The premiere took place on May 11, 2004. Several times they tried to close the show, but all these attempts were in vain, because the ratings are still high.

This TV show is known all over the world today, and it was thanks to him that Donald Trump became so popular and wealthy, who was both a host and a producer. The essence of the show was that several young people were offered a promising vacancy, for which all candidates had to fight, performing all sorts of tasks.

Participants “flew out” one after another, and the most ambitious, active and purposeful was assigned an amazing high-paying position in a large company. Donald Trump himself was more than once offered to participate in various shows, but they all seemed boring, banal and hackneyed to him.

But the proposal to arrange a real professional race of "business sharks" really interested the businessman, and he agreed to finance this project, almost without hesitation. The show was new and one of a kind, so Trump was taking a big risk. And the risk was justified, since the "Candidate" became popular. In addition, there were several analogues of the project.

Is the most realistic, popular and expensive show about how a simple girl can find an enviable groom and marry a millionaire. The show premiered in the United States for the first time. According to the rules of the show, a lonely, but successful and very nice young man must choose one of the many applicants with whom he decides to go through life.

In each episode, the groom makes a date with one or more beautiful girls and gets to know them better. Dating is incredibly romantic, as they take place on yachts, the shores of the seas and even oceans, on the roofs of skyscrapers and in other interesting places almost all over the world. In each episode, one of the brides leaves the show. In the final episode, the bachelor must make a choice. The show has already been released in a dozen countries around the world.

This show has already become popular in many countries of the world: in Bulgaria, Azerbaijan, Ukraine, Russia, Estonia, Georgia, Latvia, Australia, Mongolia, Israel, Kazakhstan. It was first released in the UK. The essence of the TV show is that people with unique abilities are selected from all over the country.

Then all participants undergo various tests. They must find out the details of the crimes, look for the culprits and missing people, find out why strange events occur in this or that place. Viewers who have an interesting story can also take part in the program.

10. "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?" The member answers questions and makes money. It's simple, but incredibly interesting. Spectators get the opportunity not only to support the participant, but also to test their knowledge.

These were the world's most watched TV shows.